Railroad cash-fare receipt.



G. MoN. ROSE, Jn. RAILROAD CASH FARE RECEIPT.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 2, 1808.

Patented May'4, 1909.

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GEORGE MCNEILL ROSE, JR., OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

RAILROAD CASH-FARE RECEIPT Specification of Letters Patent.

Application iled May 2, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Serial No. 430,499.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE MCNEILL ROSE, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented an Improvement in Railroad Cash-Fare Receipts, of which the following is a specification:

My invention is an improvement in railroad cash-fare receipts, the same having an improved arrangement of printed matter thereon, more particularly an arrangement of lines inclined relatively to each other and to the sides ofthe ticket or receipt, and bearing numerals and other indications of difierent amounts in dollars, dimes, and cents. W'hen the receipt is used, a portion is torn otl corresponding to the amount paid by the passenger for fare, and the inclined lines indicate the ste s of division or severance between the stu and the portion given to the passenger.

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a face view oi" my improved cash-fare receipt. Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating the practical use of the invention as hereinafter described.

The upper portion l of the receipt, or ticket will in practice bear the name of the railway company issuing the same, also the` number of the ticket and indications oi days, months, and years, which will be punched by the conductor in the proper manner. The lower or opposite end 2 of the receipt will constitute a part of the stub to be retained by the conductor, as hereinafter described. In the middle portion 3 of the receipt, I show a quadruple arrangement of inclined lines, which are numbered successively lrom O to 9. The lines are arranged on angles of about 45. The lines on the right and left are inclined downward, and the lines in the middle are inclined upward. All the lines, that is to say, at the right and left and in the middle are numbered from the top downward. The lines on the left are marked Dollar the two middle sets of lines are marked Dime and the lines on the right are marked Cent and the meaning of these words in this connection is apparent. By this inclined or zig-zag arrangement of the lines, considerably more space is provided for printing the words Dollar, Dime, an'd Cent than would be practicable ii the ticket were traversed by straight lines, and the angles correspond to those of the cutters used for dividing the receipt. Another object in arranging the lines zigzag is that they may conform to the angles ot the cutting edges of the blade or cutter, which are angular and sharpened so that the receipts may be cut with one direct pull, and without ieq uirng that the ticket be `first pulled at one angle and then at another. In other words, the lines on the receipt are guide lines for the cutters. It will be noted thatV the center blade of the cutter is about twice the size ol the side blades, and it is necessary that the center one have the shape ol an arrow-head so that the paper will tear smoothly.

The practical use of the invention will be understood by reference to Fig. 2 where c, b, c indicate angular cutters which are adjustable relative to each other. The two outside cutters d and c have their upper edges inclined inward or toward each other, while the center cutter b is inclined in both directions. These cutters in practice forni a part oi a device ior which I have filed a separate application for Letters Patent No. 423,515. Suppose the amount of iare paid by the passenger is 5.52.41. The left-hand cutter is adjusted with its edge on the dollar line indicated by the 2, the central cutter b on the two middle dime lines indicated by 4, and the right-hand cutter c on the one cent line. Ii' now the conductor press upon the central cutter b, since it overlies the side cutters a, c, all the cutters will be held vlirinly in place, and the conductor then seizes between the thumb and ringer the outer printed end or head of the ticket and tears the same quickly ofi along the lines indicated, that is to say, along the lines which border the edges of the several cutters. The portion thus torn ofi is given to the passenger, as his the voucher, and the remaining portion or stub is retained by the conductor as his voucher.

It Will he understood that, in practice, the l parallel to each other and spaced apart, all 1G receipts Will be arranged in bunches or packs the lines being numbered successively from O for convenience of use. to 9, indicating Values in currency, as shown gaat I claim is: 1l 1 f and described.

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